One second ago, he was still in charge of the Shanghai People's Hotel, and the next second, he was ......

Xia Shang looked at the spoon in his hand blankly: "Spoon in charge, now he is indeed still in charge, for Mao to ...... around"

The surroundings have changed, everything has changed!

Where is the back kitchen of the People's Hotel?

"The smoke-filled brick houses, the earthen stoves with old dirt, and the casserole pots surrounded by fire...... It's a dog! What's going on? ”

Xia Shang was stunned, he clearly remembered that he resigned from the capital to Shanghai to participate in the chef recruitment of the People's Hotel, why did he arrive at this place where birds don't in a blink of an eye?

After a few seconds, Xia Shang noticed that there were several other people under the same roof, they were also holding spoons and making casseroles, looking like they were making soup.

An ominous feeling suddenly burst out of Xia Shang's heart, and these people were wearing either coarse linen clothes or long shirts and coats.

"How are the ancients dressed?"

Look at yourself again!

"Holy! Hey, didn't you cross over? ”

……

After a few minutes, Xia Shang finally decided on his idea.

It's really crossed!

Without warning, everything happened inexplicably.

If you are an ordinary person, I am afraid that you have screamed in horror by now, but as a five-star chef, the most crucial quality is to be bold and careful, and good at thinking. At this time, the heart developed in the kitchen made him suppress all the emotions in his heart, and he silently observed everything around him during the stop.

It seems that it is finally settled in the kitchen of a large household, and the people around me are all cooks and cooks.

But there is one thing that Xia Shang can't understand, everyone in the Mao room is making soup? It smells like chicken soup mixed with herbs.

How many cooks cook the same dish?

Is this for the hair?

Xia Shang furrowed his brows, because he didn't understand the situation, so he didn't dare to act rashly.

Time passed minute by minute, and Xia Shang was stunned.

I don't know how long it took, a person next to him stopped the fire, carefully picked up the casserole and turned around and walked outside the house, during which he looked at Xia Shang, and then looked at the casserole in front of Xia Shang, and the corners of his mouth turned up to show a sneer.

Xia Shang was still at a loss, after all, such a thing was not trivial, and anyone needed time to digest it.

After another moment, several people in the room got up one after another, and they all went outside with casseroles.

Soon only Xia Shang remained, and a smell of burnt paste began to permeate the room.

Xia Shang sniffed and woke up suddenly: "It's over, the casserole in front of you is all burned dry!" ”

"Kid inside, are you alright?" A woman's voice came from outside.

Although Xia Shang didn't know what the situation was, when he heard the voice, he should have told himself to go out with chicken soup like everyone before.

But this chicken soup ......

Xia Shang lives in a family of chefs, began to learn art at the age of seven, and has been eleven years so far, not very old, but he has achieved a small success in cooking.

The pot of chicken soup in front of me is completely finished, and you don't need to lift the lid to think of what kind of scene is inside.

"What's the kid doing inside? You can smell mush outside! ”

The woman's voice came again, followed by a burst of laughter.

No matter what the situation was, Xia Shang could only walk out of the brick house with this pot of dried chicken soup.

Outside is a three-zhang square compound, typical of the back house of a wealthy merchant in ancient times, with a few grass huts in the corner, and hay, firewood, and sundries piled in the center.

There was a large round table not far from Xia Shang, and several cooks from before stood on the side, all with their own casseroles in front of them. Opposite the cooks was a girl, with a pot of fragrant tea in front of her, who looked like she had just passed the year of jasper, and she should be dressed as a maid in this house. But the cooks were very respectful, and did not move in front of the girl.

Xia Shang stood a zhang away holding the casserole, his expression still so dazed.

Looking at Xia Shang, the girl sitting on the sittings wrinkled her eyebrows and got up, and waved her hand at Xia Shang impatiently: "Why are you standing stupidly?" No matter how well you are doing, you have to come and see. ”

Xia Shang thought about it and found a seat at the round table and stood up. But when he passed, the burnt smell of the casserole could choke a table of people. One of the people next to him pinched his nose and complained, "Oops! This little brother, are you making soup or refining medicine? When you smell this, I'm afraid you're going to refine a golden pill! ”

"Poof!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone at the table couldn't help laughing, and after laughing, they felt a little less disgusted.

The girl shook her head and motioned for everyone to be quiet first: "Okay, no matter what the dishes are, we have to follow the rules, first of all, this girl tastes, and those who pass can be sent to the inner courtyard for the old lady to taste, and finally the old lady decides who will stay in the Sai family." Serve the soup in order. ”

As soon as the girl said it, Xia Shang immediately understood the current situation. It seems that the family is looking for a cook, and several people in front of them and themselves are here to apply.

Thinking of this, Xia Shang couldn't help but look at his casserole again.

"Looks like it won't work this time!"

"Hey!" sighed helplessly, and said in his heart that he was a good five-star chef, and the first dish after crossing over was so unsuccessful, I don't know if it was ironic?

But Xia Shang doesn't care, now is not the time to care about the dishes, the most important thing now is to find a quiet place to think about it, see, how will he live after crossing?

Thinking about his own business, Xia Shang's mind was not here, and he looked blankly at the girl in front of him and tasted everyone's chicken soup.

There are a total of seven people here, including Xia Shang, and basically everyone's chicken soup will be sent to the inner courtyard for the old lady to taste. It seems that the girl who tried it was quite satisfied.

In the blink of an eye, five people passed.

Before Xia Shang, this sixth person also respectfully sent his own works.

As before, the girl first sipped tea and washed her mouth, then tasted it in small sips, nodded and handed it to the little maid behind her.

The little maid was even younger, and was responsible for sending the chicken soup from the compound to the backyard for the old lady to taste, and she ran back and forth several times, and there was already fragrant sweat on her forehead.

This time, the little maid took the soup bowl and did not immediately run to the inner courtyard, but picked it up and sniffed it first, let her frown and taste it, and whispered something in the ear of the girl who tried it under the puzzled gaze of everyone.

The person next to Xia Shang was so nervous that he whispered, "Sister, there's nothing wrong with our soup, right?" ”

After the little maid finished whispering, the soup bowl was left on the table, and the girl smiled at the man: "No problem, but the old lady won't eat your soup." ”

"Don't eat me? Why is that? Why did everyone in front of me eat all the soup, but mine couldn't? ”

"As I have said before, only dishes that this girl thinks are qualified will be sent to the old lady for further tasting. As for why? This girl doesn't need to explain to you. ”

"This ...... It's not fair! The chicken soup I made was a must-have in the capital, how could it be as good as the previous few people? I was about to be sent to the inner courtyard just now, why did I suddenly change my hexagram? There must be something wrong with this! How could a famous Saijia go back on his word? I'm not convinced! ”

Seeing that the man was shouting loudly, the girl who tried the food was also annoyed, and slapped the table and got up again: "Presumptuous, this is my Saijia compound, how can you be allowed to make a loud noise?" ”

"What's wrong with my noise? No one is allowed to speak in your Saijia compound, is it? Now you have to give me an explanation, why my soup doesn't work? If I don't understand, I'll stay here! ”

"You! You are helpless, believe it or not, I asked the family to beat you out. ”

"You dare! If you dare to bully others, I will go to the yamen to sue you! You have to give me an account today! ”

This man was so noisy that Xia Shang was annoyed, and he couldn't help but say: "What kind of chicken soup is your chicken soup in the capital?" Don't know if it's over? How can you get into the eyes of the Saijia? ”

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